Reid: Back to work after Christmas

12/17/12 2:42 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is warning Capitol Hill denizens not to linger too long under the Christmas tree after Dec. 25.

Though there’s been an uptick in discussions between President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner – the two men met at the White House earlier Monday – Congress isn’t quite out of the woods just yet on the looming fiscal cliff. And that likely means holiday down time will be pretty much over not long after the chestnuts are roasted.

“We’ll see if anything changes, but it appears at this stage we’re going to be coming back the day after Christmas to complete work on the fiscal cliff and a few other leftover items,” Reid said on the Senate floor Monday afternoon.